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Let me preface my question by saying that I am an experienced dieter: 10% of the time a form of low-carb (Adam's Diet) and the other 90% is mostly: whole grains, low fat/fat free dairy, nuts, lean protein, veggies, fruits, avoid HFCS and trans fats and sugar. I know 5-6 small meals spread throughout the day is ideal for energy balance and to keep the metabolism stoked, but I have a serious question about Calories in/out vs. the thermic effect of food:

I am going on a 7 day business trip and I will be eating low carb (steak, veggies, no fired food or white starches) but I will be drinking (martini's and wine, no sugar-laden mixers.) Nevertheless, assuming I will be eating my 2,000 maintenance calories all in one sitting for 7 days (assume please for the sake of my question that this cannot be changed), then is it ok from the point of view of weight management to skip the other meals of the day? Forget that this is unhealthy, I just want to know if 2,000 calories at once is better than say 3,000 calories (1,000 over maintainance) spread throughout the day? Thanks guys